Ok, thanks.
Hi BigD!
I'm Kevin- or "chubbyalaskagriz". Welcome- c'mon in and pull'uppa chair!
Looks like I'm joining the welcome wagon late in the game- for you appear to already have settled-in fine and that's how we like it! There are many food forums on the web, but we pride ourselves on being the absolute friendliest and most welcoming! No one is new here for long! smiles and a wink- k.
I'm Kevin- or "chubbyalaskagriz". Welcome- c'mon in and pull'uppa chair!
Looks like I'm joining the welcome wagon late in the game- for you appear to already have settled-in fine and that's how we like it! There are many food forums on the web, but we pride ourselves on being the absolute friendliest and most welcoming! No one is new here for long! smiles and a wink- k.
Thank you!
I forgot that I'm a Sous Chef already!
You guys make me feel so much at home here!! Almost like flying first class and being treated royally like a king!!
Can I have another cocktail please? Oh. While you're at it, maybe some caviar and crackers. Oh. How about a bit of that sauce on my steak? Don't forget the ice cream.
I'll finish with a cuppa Joe, please. I'll take a nap when I'm done eating. Wake me up when you are about to serve a late-night snack. Haha!!
I forgot that I'm a Sous Chef already!
You guys make me feel so much at home here!! Almost like flying first class and being treated royally like a king!!
Can I have another cocktail please? Oh. While you're at it, maybe some caviar and crackers. Oh. How about a bit of that sauce on my steak? Don't forget the ice cream.
I'll finish with a cuppa Joe, please. I'll take a nap when I'm done eating. Wake me up when you are about to serve a late-night snack. Haha!!
KYHeirloomer wrote:I
The real problem is that most serious foodies feel FN has gone steadily downhill the past couple of years. They've abandoned the people (celebs and viewers both) who made them what they were. Now, most people who want to see real cooking shows do it at other venues.
In all due respect, many of the past few seasons we've seen shows that were developed not because the star was a good cook who happened to be ethnic, or a person of color, but, rather, they looked for the ethnicity and racial characteristics and then tried to build that person up as a great cook.
Great qualifications to have you're own cooking show, right? It was just an accident that she was a good looking black woman. And, of course, black, white, hispanic or from Mars, the main criterium nowadays seems to be that the star is 1. female, 2. conventionally good looking, and 3. is willing to bounce her boobies for the camera.
Do you think for one minute that if Giada DeLaurentis, for instance, was flat chested and ugly that she'd have any shows there at all, let alone a succession of failures? Do you think Sandra Lee brings anything to the table besides her 38D cup and sweaters two sizes two small?
If you're getting the idea that I'm no longer a fan of FN I certainly won't argue the point.
The real problem is that most serious foodies feel FN has gone steadily downhill the past couple of years. They've abandoned the people (celebs and viewers both) who made them what they were. Now, most people who want to see real cooking shows do it at other venues.
In all due respect, many of the past few seasons we've seen shows that were developed not because the star was a good cook who happened to be ethnic, or a person of color, but, rather, they looked for the ethnicity and racial characteristics and then tried to build that person up as a great cook.
Great qualifications to have you're own cooking show, right? It was just an accident that she was a good looking black woman. And, of course, black, white, hispanic or from Mars, the main criterium nowadays seems to be that the star is 1. female, 2. conventionally good looking, and 3. is willing to bounce her boobies for the camera.
Do you think for one minute that if Giada DeLaurentis, for instance, was flat chested and ugly that she'd have any shows there at all, let alone a succession of failures? Do you think Sandra Lee brings anything to the table besides her 38D cup and sweaters two sizes two small?
If you're getting the idea that I'm no longer a fan of FN I certainly won't argue the point.
KYH - I am not a fan of FN. I've been turned off with more than half of the "cooks" they have.
Sandra Lee maybe a 38D - but they grow 6 inches below a normal woman's breasts. She needs surgery real bad - not for enlargement, nor for reduction - but for placement.
Giada - forgive me for this - poor imitation Italian. Sorry. she gets by on her daddy's name. (Dino)
On Sunday mornings for a few weeks they had a program on at 9:30 "Chef" with some dingbat that was flying higher than a kite! Supposedly she was to show everyone restaurant secrets. Never saw one - she through food around, flapped her arms, had a ****-poor attitude and her secrets were the low-down crap she pulled on customers at her restaurant. I took the time to voice my opinion to FN about her.
The Neely's. I am so sick and tired of hearing about how she got her man and how to keep her man, etc. that although she can come up with some good recipes - her show is an absolute turn off.
Bobby Flay - can't stand him. Period.
Alton Brown gets under my skin - he is too analytical.
Rachel Ray - get real - categorized with Paula Deen - listen to them long enough and they tell too many lies about their cooking. All of a sudden those two had eaten all these dishes all their lives - even the dishes that just came about.
Iron Chef - bunch of crap.
And the next chef will be __________________. Reminds me of survivor and I absolutely HATE that program.
PBS has some good cooking shows - better than what the FN is giving us.
The FN has gone down hill faster than our economy.